Or is there a vegan version of it?
2007-04-15 12:11:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Carmoisine is a synthetic red dye. It does not come from animal products. It is also prohibited in the US.
2007-04-15 12:24:01 · answer #1 · answered by Irene F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got the i in the wrong place, it's spelt -
Carmoisine.
Yes it's vegan, but some people can react badly to it.
The following dyes have been linked to allergic reactions, skin rashes, hyperactivity and asthma so it may be a good idea to avoid them. Some dyes have been found to cause cancer in laboratory animals:
102 Tartrazine
110 Sunset Yellow
122 Carmoisine or Azorubine
123 Amaranth
124 Ponceau 4R
127 Erythrosine
129 Allura Red
133 Brilliant Blue
142 Green S
150 Caramel
151 Brilliant Black
155 Brown HT
173 Aluminium
2007-04-17 18:22:04 · answer #2 · answered by Vegon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a red dye. I think it is the artificial version of carmine (made from insects) but I'm not sure.
I believe that it is vegan.
For those who want to google it,
it's actually spelled "carmosine." And it is also known as Azorubine.
2007-04-15 19:19:46 · answer #3 · answered by Vegan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot of food colourings are synthetic coal tar dyes, the only one I know for sure that isn't is cochineal, which is red colouring from a species of squashed (and pregnant) beetles.
2007-04-16 09:39:42 · answer #4 · answered by ♥ Divine ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
carmine is a red food dye made from crushed red bugs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmine
2007-04-15 19:32:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's carmiosine?
2007-04-15 19:15:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
What is it
2007-04-15 19:28:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋